Sectional carload container



Aug. 25, 1931. e. c. WOODRUFF SECTIONAL CARLOAD CONTAINER Filed Aug. 14,1930 6 Sheets-Sheet l g wuzwtoz Aug. 25, 1931.

G. C. WOODRUFF SECTIONAL CARLOAD CONTAINER Filed Aug. 14, 1930 6Sheets-Sheet 2 1931- G. c. WOODRUFF 1,820,105

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Aug. 25, 1931. s. c. WOODRUFF 1 G. c. WOOD-RUFF l atentecl 235, lditlnan-ran start Gli3 U. WOODRUFF, 01E BRONXVILLE, NEW Y ASSIGNOR T0 IGURPORATION, A CORPORATION 015 EWARE L. Ga it,

. SECTIONAL CARLOAD CONTAINER A Application fileol'hugust M, 1930.Serial No, 475,39

The object of my invention is to provide a sectional carload containerprimarily designed for handling wood logs and similar commodities, butits use is not thus restricted. I

Referring particularly to pulp wood logs under the present practice theyare'handle to and from a railroadcar individually, which not onlyincreases the cost of the logs 19 but is a slow and tedious method ofhandling, and it is one ofthe objects of my invention to reduce to aminimum the cost of handling logs in shipment. l I My container isdesigned to beloaded on railroad cars, preferably of the gondola type,and these cars may have rigid side walls or may, if desired have dropside walls.

Another object of my invention is to provide means for interlocking thecontainers with thecar to hold them against shifting on the car while intransit. 7

Another object of my invention is to provide a container of suchconstruction that the logs may be unloaded therefrom by gravit In thedrawings: Figure 1 is a top plan view of a car with one of my containerson it. Figure 2 is a side elevation of Figure 1 with containers indotted lines positioned thereon.

Figure 3 is'a side elevation of my improved container.

Figure 4 is a top plan view of Figure 3. Figure 5 is a'detail sectionalview on the line 5-5, Figure 3.

Figure 6 is an end elevation of my container mounted on a car, the carbeing shown lo in dotted lines. 4 1

Figure 7 is a perspective view of my improved container, parts beingbroken away.

Figure 8 is a detail vertical sectional view on the line 8-8 Figure 6,the car outline g5 being omitted, and the latch being shown inelevation. s

Figure 9 is an enlarged detail View of door hook and latch with ,thedoor in closed position. 4

Figure 10 is an enlarged detail view of the container door hinge andimmediately associated parts. Figure 11 is an enlarged detail. frontelevation of the container door connection and joint between the endplates of the container. 555 The container is, preferably, of skeletonform as shown, but in any form it should be open at the top and "have aslat bottom,

the slat or cross beam bottom. preventing the accumulation of wastematerial in the m secured thereto bymeans of metal plates 17 H0 7 whichalso function as baclnng plates for the door latch mechanism.

A horizontal steel stiffener 18, of pressed and flanged channel shapeextends between the corner posts at a point substantially '75 midwaybetween the end sill 16 and top beam 14 and is securely riveted to eachpost, the base flanges of the stilfener being dis- .posed toward theinside of the container.

To the inside face of the. corner posts 12 and so 13 ands'ill 16 andbeam 14 steel sheathin 19 is attached, applied in two sections wit a lapjoint at the pressed steel stiffener 18 as clearly shown in Figure 7said stiflr'ener 18 functioning as a beam for the end plates. It will benoted from Figure 9 than the outside fianges of-the corner posts areturned outward, and that the inside face of each end wall of thecontainer presents a smooth surface to the lading in the container.

The side construction of thecontainer consists" of a horizontal top beam20, of commercial angle shape, extending between the corner posts andsecurely connected thereto by means of metal ssets 21 which alsoflmcition as lifting 'nki bracltets, to which the lifting links 22 aresecured. A similar horizontal cross beam 23 located substantially halfway up each side of the container is secured to the corner posts bymeans of a suitable flat plate and gusset 241. Both beams 20 and 23 arecommercial angles.

Extending vertically between the two beams 20 and 23 and spaced atregular intervals across the side of the container are pressed, flanged,channel shape braces or slats 25. Each brace laps the vertical flange ofthe members 20 and 23 and is securely riveted thereto.

The lower portion of each side of the container, from member 23 to sidesill26, serves as a door opening for discharging the lading.

The door for the container consists of a metal frame made up ofcommercial angles 27, 28, mitered (preferably) at the corners andconnected b suitable gussets 29 (see Figure 11) and ve (more or less)pressed flanged channel shape braces or slats 30 extending verticallybetween the top 27 and bottom 31 of the door.

The door is provided with suitable hinges 32 secured to the beam 23 andto the top member 27 of the door.

Metal guide shoes 32' are secured to the door frame at each lowercorner, said shoes or guides being riveted to gusset plates 33, saidgusset plates, when the door is closed, overlap-ping the corner postsand sill 26 and thus functioning as door stops (see Figure 9). Guides 34are secured to the car walls to cooperate with the guide shoes 32* tohold the containers against shifting on the carp Each container,preferably, is held against shifting independent of any other containeron the car.

To each corner gussets 33 is secured a latch hook 37 which projectsthrou h a slot (see Figure 7) in the outturned ange of each corner postof the container when the door is in closed position. On each end of thecontainer opposite each latch hook 37 a suitable locking mechanism isprovided to engage the hook 37 and hold the swinging side doors inclosed position.

This locking mechanism consists of a latch 38 operated by gravity, a camshaped latch pawl 39, and a latch housing 40 for securing these detailsof the end of the container in proper relation to each other and to thehook on the door.

The door locking mechanism is protected from damage by contact withother containers, by the outturned flanges of the corner posts and bythe end gussets 17 to which each locking mechanism 1s attached.

These containers are designed primarily for handling pulp wood logs froma ship to a container and thence by rial to the paper mills.

Generally the loading, handling and unloading operation would be asfollows:

. Containers would be lowered into ships hold and the logs thrown intothe container and there removed from the car and placed at edge ofinclined plane leading to a conveyor. Door latches would then bereleased,

permitting door to swing outward due to pressure of the lading, and thelading would roll from the container down the incline to the conveyor.The unloading operation could be speeded up somewhat by liftingcontainer by the two lifting links attached to the side of the containeropposite'the door to be opened.

This would throw the weight of the lading against the partly openeddoor, causing the door to open further, would incline the floor of thecontainer, and would hasten the discharging of the load.

The bottom wall of the container is composed of slats 41 secured to thebottom sills 26 by brackets 43 in spaced relation. These slats are ofcommercial flanged shape. The spaced bottom slats 41 preventaccumulation of waste material in the container and provide fordrainage, as this type of container has an open top.

What I claim is:

1. A container of the character described having an open top and aslatted bottom and provided in a side wall thereof with a door openingupward and outward from said slatted bottom.

2. A container of the character described having an open! top, wastevents through its bottom and aside door opening upward from the bottomof the container.

3. A container of the character described having an open top, slattedsides and bottom, imperforate end walls, and a door open-- ing u fromthe bottom of the container.

4. container of the character described having an open top and a slattedbottom, imperforate end walls, slatted side walls extending from the topof the container to a point substantially midway between the top andbottom of the container, and a door in each side extending from thebottom of the container to the said slatted side walls, and a lock forsaid door.

5. A container of the character described having an open top and aslatted bottom, imperforate end walls, slatted side walls extending fromthetop of the container to a point substantially midway between the topand bottom of the container, and a door in each side exending from thebottom of the container to the said slatted side walls, and a latch forsaid door, and lifting links at the upper corners of the container.

6. 'A container of the character described,

comprising corner posts, beams connecting mediate their top and bottom,spaced slats said posts at their top and bottom ends, beams connectingthe posts intermediate their ends, spaced slats connecting theintermediate beams to the top beams in two walls of the container, animperforate wall connecting the said beams in two other walls of thecontainer, a slatted bottoinfor the container, and a door secured to andconstituting part of said slatted walls.

7. A container including corner posts beams connecting said posts at thetop and bottom, beams connecting said posts intermediate their top andbottom, spaced slats connecting the intermediate and top beams in twowalls of the container an open work door structure hinged to theintermediate beams connecting said carried by said door.

beams of the slatted walls, and extending to the bottom of thecontainer.

8. A container including corner posts, beams connecting said posts atthe top and bottom, beams connectmg said posts intermediate their topand bottom, spaced slats connecting the intermediate and top beams intwo walls of the container, an open work door structurehinged to theintermediate beams of the slatted walls, and extending to the bottom ofthe container, and a stop carried by the top adapted to engage one ofthe posts to limit the inward closing movement of the door.

9. A container including corner posts, posts at the top and bottom,beams connecting said posts intermediate their top and bottom, spacedslats connecting the intermediate and top beams in two walls of thecontainer, an open work door structure hinged to the intermediate beamsof the slatted walls, and extending to the bottom of the container, anda lock to hold the door in closed position.

10. A container including corner posts, beams connecting said posts atthe top and bottom, beams connecting said posts intermediate their topand bottom, spaced slats connecting the intermediate and top beams intwo walls of the container an open work door structure hinged to theintermediate beams of the slatted walls, and extending to the bottom ofthe container, and guide shoes 11. A container including corner posts,beams connecting said posts at the to and bottom, beams connecting saidposts intermediate their top and bottom, spaced slats connecting theintermediate and top beams in two walls of the container, an open workdoor structure hinged to the intermediate beams of the slatted walls,and extending to the bottom of the container, and imperforate end wallssecured to said top, bottom and intermediate beams.

12. A container including corner posts, beams connecting said posts atthe top and bottom, beams connecting said postsinterconnecting theintermediate and top beams in two walls of the container, an open workdoor structure hinged to the intermediate beams of the slatted walls,and extending to thebottom of the container, and imperforate end wallssecured to said top, bottom and intermediate beams, a latch hook carriedby the door, and latching mechanism on said imperforate walls to engagethe said hook when the door is in closed position.

In testimony whereof l a my signature.

GRAHAM C. WUUDRWF.

